March 2nd marked the 10th and most awesome month yet with our Hammer-baby! Austin again has made leaps and bounds in his growth and development this past month. He is now 31 inches tall, 22 lbs. HUGE! We're going to be switching him over to the "big boy" car seat pretty soon. (I just need to clean it first! Yea for hand-me-downs!) He eats just about everything, but his favorite food by far are cheddar and veggie puffs. He loves to feed himself. Every time I try to give him a spoonful of something, he tries to take it away from me and stick in his mouth. This usually results in a GIANT mess and a very happy baby! Once I was feeding him some oatmeal and bananas and after about 10 minutes of fighting him, I just decided to let him feed himself. I think he may have eaten maybe a third of his food, but watching the joy on his face whilst smearing gooey stuff all over himself and his high chair was priceless! He's been popping teeth like its going out of style, he's got 3 out and 4 more on the way. Needless to say, the sleep schedule has gone out the window. He's been achy and sookie, wanting his mom to snuggle him 24/7. Ugh, hard, but I feel bad for my baby...it's rough growin' up!
He loves the ocean!
Austin and I got to go to California in February, too! Candice was competing in her final Conference Championship swim meet for BYU and we got to go out and watch her! The trip was fun, but hard because I had to be a single parent for a weekend, but definitely worth it! My family came down and their help and support was invaluable! We got to go to the beach, Collin and I swam in the ocean (FREEZING!), shopped, ate, and watched some great swimming! It was really fun to go down with my sister, Kate. She is sooo cool! I have such a wonderful family, but it was so great to finally get home to my sweetheart. I missed Gregor sooooo much! (I think he missed me too!)
The sink bath after the Oatmeal/Banana Mess
Exciting news though! Our boy is a walker! He started taking steps at about 9.5 months, but is full-on walking now! He completely surprised us one night while Carly and Logan were over. I think he was showing off, but decided that he was going to do laps from the kitchen to the living room and back all evening. We got some film of it, I'll be sure to post!
Gregor is still working wonders as the Retention Manager at Bluehost. He was given a raise (!) and had a change in the organization of his department. His old boss has been changed over to work with a couple other departments and his new boss totally loves him! We've been really fortunate to work with this company, they've taken really good care of us and it's been so awesome to see Gregor moving up so quickly! I'm so proud of my cute hubby! Gregor is also found his niche with skiing. I blame my brother-in-law, Logan, for this newfound hobby. I don't think its a bad thing, don't worry. Gregor's such a great athlete and is really trying to develop new athletic skills since retiring from swimming. He's becoming a great runner and outdoorsman. We're getting really excited for summertime and all the adventures we're going on! It's going to be so nice that Austin is older this year and can do a lot more than when he was a newborn!
At Seal Beach
I'm doing good! Just staying busy with mommy-ing, teaching orchestra and private violin lessons, and gearing up for a great summer at Ivory Ridge. I'm also serving as the Enrichment leader in my ward right now. It's a big calling and I can't say that I've always been so excited about it, but it's really taught me a lot about charity and organization! It's really changed my perspective of my ward, too. I've had a hard time in this ward for some reason, but I'm finding that the more I serve, the more I love the sweet women in the 9th ward. They are awesome!
It's been an exciting time in our lives. We're looking to buy a house this year, possibly even build! I never thought that I would be to the point in my life that I would buy a home. It's crazy and a little scary, but so worth it! I've also signed up again for the Pink Series Half Marathon again and am looking forward to getting signed up for my first full marathon this year as well. I was planning on doing the Utah Valley Marathon in June, but I don't know if we'll have the money for it. I think I'll just train like I'm going to run it and then see if the money comes through. Oh, to have some cash! Oh, well. Someday!
Austin and his new GIANT moose, Morris.
Ready for a bath!
Fingerpainting. Don't worry, it's not blood. He got it EVERYWHERE while we were making Valentines for Daddy.
Well, all-in-all, February was a fabulous month! We are happy, healthy, and doing great! More coming soon!
